Big Knives Are Better? General Advice
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- General advice about the use and or selection of Big Knives for outdoor use. When I talk about big knives I mean all blades over 7 inches in length. Beginner campers will find this informative I hope, and those who might be just considering buying a big knife for outdoor pursuits. The selection of a knife should be partly based on the environment you plan to use the knife in, not just the end application. For example: a knife with an exposed tang may not be so good for environmental conditions where the temperatures are below zero. Or a knife made of a non "stainless steel" may not be so good for conditions where one can not readily keep their blades dry all the time. Regardless of these things, Big knives generally excel (depending on the actual blade geometry) at cutting Big Things and lightweight chopping tasks. The more serious chopping tasks should be relegated to the use of hatchets, axes or machete type tools. Learning all the ways you can use your big knife is key to getting the most from it.
Carrying both a big knife & a small knife is usually the way I tend to go. I don't like the feeling of having just 1 cutting tool with me anyway. Been there, lost my knife somehow, was kinda screwed & barely got my butt out of there. Luckily where I grew up flint is super common so I managed but that's just my 2 cents.
Your "two cents" is very welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I recently discovered your channel and I'm glad I did! Your videos are packed with useful information.
Hi, I really appreciate comments like yours and I'm glad you found my channel, spread the word LOL! Hope you find interesting stuff here. Yes we try to produce vids that are not just simply knife reviews but also show other stuff.
Thank you, very interesting and ingenious comparison. Big knife has many advantages over small knife
Hi there and thanks for watching!
Good advice. For a day out or one overnighter, all i bring with me is a victorinox rangergrip. It brings a good full flat grind to the table as well as a very useable saw and a reamer. I like big knives as everybody else, must be some primary instinct in men. But i also like to travel light, and the rangergrip gives me everything i need for a daytrip or one overnighter. Big knifes and saws and hatchets, i only bring with me when i am out for longer, wich is almost never, sadly. Gotta work year round, and when i have vacation, the missus wants some luxury in a hotel, not an ant ridden tent, lol.
Ah you are so right here on all accounts. The only reason I get out a lot is for my real job, otherwise the missus hates camping LOL. Although she loves to travel.
@@BushCampingTools , may i ask what your day job is, then? I, too, want a job that brings me out in the wilderness on a daily base... are you some kind of a ranger, or a biologist? I saw you have deep knowledge of the edible plants for sure.
@@rigohook1160 I'm a biologist
Totally agree! Big knives rule, after cyclone Larry at Innisfail in 2006 I cut around 10 ton of rainforest trees in our yard with a 9 inch Gerber BMF as that was my only way to clear my place. Have pictures as proof, it took about 3 hours to cut and cart out to the footpath and luckily the council came and carted it away. Thanks again for ya videos mate.
Hey man, much appreciated. yeah that really buggered things up there I remember that in the news . Think I was OS. haven't been up past Townsville for ages now. Gerber BMF a real classic! Thanks for watching!
Hey man I see from your icon, You're a bowhunter?
Watched a few of your videos and subbed after this one😊
Many thanks! Hope you like what's in the channel!
some really great advice there mate. Thx for sharing. love that collection of blades. cheers, Mike
Hi Mike, thanks mate, I knew you'd like those models LOL.
indeed I do my friend. which one of them do you personally like the most?
Mmmm tough choice mate, the cheap USA made Spec Plus has been with me on so many adventures over the years. But the much newer M7 LionSteel is very nice, although the high Rockwell means don't forget the sharpening stone etc if on prolonged trips but then that means just make sure my planning is done right. It's tough I like them all, recently all of them have been getting a workout.
Thx man. to make the choice even harder.......what would you say is a good blade length for a large knife. usability vs. carrying. ?
I'd really like to discuss with you about that topic, cause I like big blades too but haven't found a nice one yet that fits my needs. lol.
I'll write something and post it back here just incase it crashes whilst i write
Belas Ferramentas 🔪
Much appreciated, thanks! and thank you for watching!
a big knife can do small task but not the other way around.my busse ash and a gerber multi tool and im ready:-)
That's a perfect combo! When I stayed on an uninhabited island, we did similar but instead of a knife we had a secondhand but well made coconut parang. The Leatherman wave took care of all the fishing stuff, the machete used to build fires, dig casava roots, chop drift wood.
Thanks for another Great video.
My pleasure! Spread the word LOL!
The British army issue Golok Machete is a great choice.
In my environment I really do like a tomahawk when the job calls for a knife of more than a 6 inch blade. Although I have to admit that over the years Ive really come to appreciate the khukuri, Ive found it to be the only blade that does the same job as a medium size axe and just might be replacing my tomahawk this year as my only chopper.
Yep I saw Nepalese guys not only gathering and chopping wood (conifers-almost extinct there actually) but also using them to drive nails into sawn timber to build houses with. Also in Indonesia, they can use a parang for just about anything from farming duties to cutting up jackfruit etc. I might review the one I had made by a famous blacksmith there in Indonesia, it's sitting about 20ft from where I'm typing right now!
Bush Camping Tools I would like to see that parang in action.
I use a brutal 10-year old Busse kukri in the old INFI alloy with nitrogen. Heavy, but I also carry a smaller scandi in 5mm CPM S35VN with a nice, thick G10 handle, by Seth Cosmo on Salt Spring Island off the Canadian Pacific coast. If I'm along primarily as kitchen duty (which I love), my load out consists of a convexed A2 Canadian Camp 2 from Bark River and a very thin, patinated 5-inch Kephart in CPM 4V, again from Bark River. If I want to skin like a god, Seth Cosmo makes his own damascus/san mai with an S90V core, which makes for a relatively thin, excruciatingly sharp, low-angle scandi skinner. (Crucible guys went to his forge to see his methodology, as most forges avoid this kind of stuff like The Plague.) That skinner is so efficient that all I have to do is lay it next to the animal and the hide just falls off… :) (Anyway, I am heavily into metallurgy, knife design, and hyperbole…and I like to buy a tool exactly once, as you can tell.)
Great video thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching too!
I have all those knives except the Ontario, although I have plenty of other big Ontarios. Hmmm I wonder where I got the idea.
I don't know, that BCT guy..............some people might say......... :)
I really enjoy your Channel!!! Thanks so much. Have you ever looked at the LT Wright overland Machete? My wife and I have an exotic animal sanctuary. Are use mine to cut meat for the Tigers, plus anything else for ground clearing that I need around the whole property.
Hi there, your comments are much appreciated! No I haven't come across this brand but will now have a look at it. Sounds like you and the wife have a very interesting job! Welcome to the channel!
totally agree with you mate you just can't beat the big knives it's all I ever use they'll do any task yes they can make a mess of smaller task's but do everything else which I find so important(as for those mushrooms I would have shredded them and put them on the fire LOL ) excellent review cheer's mate
I seriously forgot about those mushrooms mate! They were delicious.
Here is a good use of a "big knife" if you know how to use it.
th-cam.com/video/AVoDFlrbquE/w-d-xo.html
Skillful people
Absolutely! Now who says this "Bushcraft knife" thing is nothing more than a marketing gimmick, just like "Survival knives"
to true mate ,these are the two knives I use regularly the down under walkabout and the Becker bk9 now these are knives ,never let you down 😀
And that's what you have to know for sure, that your chosen knife isn't going to fail you when the going gets tough.
Say Heah Mthe the t8, I just had a Piggyback Sheath for my Rodent 7 and my Rodent 4, which I will Baldric Carry, I also got Dangler if I want to carry separately. I just got my Badger Attack Ergo and my Steel Heart Ergo which I'm going to do the same thing for them. The Ergo Battle Mistress will be ready around Dec. The Ergo Handles not only improve chopping with, But positions better to slice with, Cheers M8.
Mate I'm hanging out to test a big 8 inch special, so stay tuned
Kewl Beanz.
Let me see if I can show you my Rig. I carry it everyday all day. Lol
Thanks, looks great!
Hi, I wanted to ask you to live in tropical areas and then near the jungle, according to what are the best options for a great machete? In terms of quality, functionality, robustness? Among the machete you have tried which one is the best in your opinion?
A great machete is cheap, easy to sharpen, light weight so it can be swung all day, useful shape, ie it conforms to already existing well proven shapes, not some funky design which a manufacturer wants you to believe is a good shape. Must have a non slip handle. Some of the best machetes I've used are none of the ones I have shown on this channel, or are not currently available in production. So many people use the Tramotina's but they generally need to reshape the grip for the individual's hand and unless you have big hands those handles can be a bit big i think. BUT they are cheap and available almost everywhere. Again like knives, it depends on what sort of brush in the jungle you want to cut and how many thorns are in it LOL, as the length of the machete you buy. I feel if one almost never goes to these parts f the world, machetes, parangs or similar are not good for northern hemisphere work, unless as I said in "jungle environment" and even then there must be suitable vegetation for a machete to be used on. At home I use one to clear weed species which are very bushy, covered in small thorns and are easily chopped in one blow as they are a softwood. If you look at my video about cutting dow banana's, the machete I use here is a modern version of a very old design to be found in many places. It worked very well but is not in production and was a prototype, so I don't mention it's name specifically. The golok I reviewed is good but a little bit too short in length for certain plant species but good in other areas where it is not so dense. As for other "modern" versions, I have as yet no experience with them.
Hi you also might want to check out this fellow Aussies channel
th-cam.com/channels/Sn09kJRHyZBQU6PAYSo73g.html
he has a lot of experienced things t say re machetes.
Hi! I have a Question: after all your experience with the M7 from Lionsteel, would you still choose the satin version or would you go today for the coated one?
Thanks and greetings!
Hi, the coated one I believe is Not a PVD process. If I assume this is the case then a non-PVD process will not confer any extra corrosion resistance to Sleipner, I've read the scientific papers on this about what PVD does for surface corrosion etc. If it is, say a Mil Spec blackening process, this will not confer any corrosion resistance at all. The technical department at Uddeholm told me all the variables (from a controlled perspective) involved in corrosion of a Sleipner finish. Proper heat treatment and surface chemistry (of the alloy) is very important along with the physical finish of the alloy, where a polished surface would be best. Now of course the surface is not finished as a polished surface (as this would increase the costs of production). The satin finish is good for sure. I have another knife made from Sleipner, which has not been made from LionSteel. There were/are two surface finishes on this blade, (neither of them scientifically defined to me) however, one is actually rough and is not showing signs of the effects of the "bush" shall we say, ie corrosion due to lack of cleaning care. The other finished surface, very smooth but again like the M7, not polished, does stain a bit with certain plant juices, however, I have never had any surface pitting at all occur with that blade, but the heat treatment was very different for sure from that of LionSteel manufacturing. After I cleaned up my M7 there were never any more signs of that small pitting it had displayed. The blade still stains of course as there is far less Chromium in solution than say D2, which of course is only at best regarded as a "semi-stainless steel". So I think people need to realize this about Sleipner that is IS NOT a stainless alloy at all, and you will have to maintain it. What I can offer after having this M7 for this time is that Sleipner for sure holds a very good edge against severe abrasion in the wilds (during normal use- not cutting through fridge doors or car doors or hacking down concrete walls etc LOL). Working around rivers a lot there is always lots of grit in all wood that comes out of a river or collected near rivers and this will quickly blunt any knife. I have found personally that my sleipner knives keep their edges a bit longer (but they are of course hardened to a higher HRC than my other knives- although it keeps a better edge than say my ELMAX K1 but again we have to take into consideration the edge geometry a bit here, as the K1 came very steeply ground and hence will not stay as sharp as long as a lesser angle.
But anyway I got distracted sorry! Other than less obvious (ie bright flashy steel) Vs the black more "Tactical" version. I would see no difference-Unless as i aid it's a PVD but i think Gianni (at LionSteel) told me it wasn't a PVD when I asked him quite some time ago but of course things could have changed in manufacturing there as this was some time ago.
Wow thx very much for this quick and detailed answer! I got only the answer from my knive dealer that it is some evaporated stuff (which is not really much information :) ) and it(the coating) has not an so "anti-slicing" effect like some other knives i have (ESEE for example- great Knives with good thick coating but because of this, they slice a bit worse than uncoated of course).
I like shiny Blades, they are easyer to clean andyou can check them better for dirt or whatever, but i have some worrys because of the Handle at the M7. It is close at the bottom and so moisture that reaches the area between steel and handle would have evtl. a longer contact to the metal because there is only "one way out". I had the hope, that the coating would help to avoid this a bit in the aspect that there is something between the water and the metal. But if its like you said, it seems to be just a matter of taste, because of the look.
Thx again :)
You are correct with the handle design being able to trap water and or moisture. This would necessitate some sort of maintenance if you don't want corrosion to occur under the handle. Of course this amount of corrosion would depend upon what was in the water and how long one left it unattended for. PVD, Physical Vapour Deposition, is a high tech way to essentially Sputter coat, ie place specialist compounds, such as amorphous diamond ie it's not crystalline and or thing like Titanium Nitride, which you may be familiar with on many metal drill bits ( the amber coloured coatings) into the surface structure of metals. PVD can offer some extra protection. As I said I did ask LionSteel directly if this was a PVD process and they told me it wasn't. PVD is a great marketing thing to rave on about for outdoor knives and I guess if it was, then they def would say so in their marketing blurb. It has to be done in specialist machinery (Vacuum processes with special gases and high voltage etc etc) Sorry no room here to explain it fully but you can look up Sputter coating and this will explain all I hope. (I used sputter coaters daily for like almost 10 years LOL as a scientist).
The satin finish is just fine but do be aware Sleipner has less resistance to corrosion, all things being equal than say D2. So if working around water (salt or fresh, muddy or clean) and your knife will get wet hands on it or even submerged, then maintenance will be required.
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Big thanks again :) !
No problems!
Hi
In your opinion what is the best knife between: Lionsteel M7 and Fox Combat Jungle ???
Thanks
Hi, I think for similar sized knives and not too dissimilar designs, the Combat Jungle will be the best knife for work around saltwater or the water and the M7 will be the best knife if not doing that. The designer is the same, the finesse of the M7 makes it a beautiful knife too. The M7 is probably better suited to people with large hands too. The butt end of the Combat Jungle is better.
What do you think about 9 to 12 inches knives (ie Junglas, Skrama, Kukri...) ?
They have their purpose in the jungle environment. However the Sherpa people use Kukri's for many many tasks, such as gathering fire wood, building cutting up meat and vegetables etc. i've seen them do these taks and they are very skilled with handling large knives as are many people of tropical countries. I've used machetes extensively too in the tropics they are invaluable. Outside of these type of environments I think they have a much more limited use to be honest.
I don't talk about thin machetes (with 2mm thickness).. But 1cm spine kukri or 5mm spine Junglas.
For light forestry tasks in Northern Europe, sometime, i see lumberjacks using billhooks or some kind of "garden cleaver" that look like parangs.
But for "us" the weight is quite a lot in backpack, i agree.
Yes big knives can be great but you still have to consider how far do you want to walk and weigh (no pun intended) this up against what you carry and how useful it will all be to you. So it's not jus big knives but does one really need to take a tent if you are sleeping under overhanging rocks? or does one really need to carry a machete if you are staying on known trails, even trails which may be a little bit overgrown. In my experience most people do not or will not "bush bash"20km without any trail and have to hack their way through.
/agree
Even 10m trough hawthorn invading an unused track is quite exhausting. Better to find a way to walk around...
But weightwise...
Lionsteel M7 weight 630g (quite heavy still awesome). A Skrama (try it, awesome too) with the plastic sheath weight 640g...
I'll look at it for sure. yes the M7 is not light for a knife.
Overall, if I could only have one, I would choose a bigger knife, but I disagree with you regarding chopping that large tree limb (around 4:00 into the video). You said a small knife couldn't take it down, but if you used a baton, a small knife, even a Mora, you could take it sown no problem. For the record, I do not like Mora's much.
Hi, LOL! I was waiting for someone to mention using a small knife to take down that large branch. You are indeed correct and if all I had on me was a small knife you bet I'd be doing that if need be. it's just really a question of time- I do mention this in a rather colloquial way in the video. If I was carrying a small hatchet or axe I'd be even quicker than a big knife. But for example, if i had a machete (which I don't use except in tropical regions-in general) It wouldn't work, as despite being "a big knife", are not designed to hack down conifer branches with. yes it too could be possible after some time of hacking away but as I said it's a question of time in the wilds. If you look at my video on the Knv2 knife you will see me do exactly this cut a very large branch with a very small knife and it takes time. I've been walking in the wild regions around the globe now for number of years and one thing I really do (many people laugh at me) is to have a checklist of the stuff I should be taking for the terrain I venture into and then lay the stuff out-just like preparing for an expedition, so I am prepared as I can be in the most appropriate manner. This latter point encompasses making sure one envisages what they are going to/trying to do out there for the best possible time without getting on the 6 O'clock news (if you're lucky). Oh yeah, if you had a baton that would be great but it's finding one that's not rotten and the right size to use (a rock only in an emergency) and if you had a saw to cut a baton, then i'd use the saw to cut the branch.
Thanks for commenting and watching!
Which language is that on the bottle while you were cracking coconuts?
It's Thai, if it's the bottle you are seeing when I'm cutting up the sugar cane.
Say Heah Francis, I'm sorry for calling you Joe, But now I know. The problem with Large vs. Small (Knives) is this, the way I see it. Sure if your only carrying one knife, I too like a larger knife, simply because there's more real-estate to baton and chop with . And still you can cut with one if it's balance correctly. But what's wrong with carrying (2) knives
.Yeah, a Large and Small Knife. Even when I go with that combo, I still bring my axe and saw. Infact, I'm already planning to use my Bark River Bravo 2 and the Bark River Woodland Special that I'll use as my neck knife. The axe will be my 17" Hultafors Bruks Agdor Hatchet and the saw will be my EZ KUT WoW Folding Saw because of how fast it cuts. I have (2) Backpacks that my Hatchet fits perfect on the side of them. But I also have a Axe Holster incase I want to carry it on person on my survival belt. I also add some sort of Multi Tool to this carry. Also it depends where we go. If I need a Long Knife to clear with some sort of machete is added also. Yeah, I watched a video of a winner of the Alone Series, He said he had a longer Genisis made because he feels he can baton easier with a longer blade, and I agree, Infact his blade is 6", so I'm going with a 7" blade as my main blade, because my Bark River Bravo 2 is still compact enough, but it's very well balanced, I actually like it alot. It originally comes from my 4Knife Set, all are with Ghost Green Jade G-10 Handles,, and in A2 Steel. The 4Knives are my Woodland Special, my Bravo 1, Bravo 2 and The Golok. I simply pick and choose. G. B. Y., Dilly Dilly.,,.p
Hey mate, firstly I'm not offended in anyway, Aussies have tough skins LOL! But yes you are def right people do talk about this subject as if you only have on knife. I always carry more than one, it's just more practical. I guess i made this in response to all the other videos seemingly advocating this idea (and also as a bit of being cheeky too! LOL- no offence to anyone)
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Hi ''ll look into it, thanks for watching
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Great to hear! Yes they are great knives for sure. Thanks for watching.
Big knives are better? HELL YEAH! :P My Conan the Barbarian genes start screaming bloody murder if I try to pick up small knife without a big skin-a-crocodile-sized one within easy reach. Speaking of which... Have you seen Wander Tactical's or Miller Bros' big jobbies? Definitely high quality and affordable as well. Miller's Z-Wear steel is supposed to be quite something according to good knife maker I know.
Hi yeah, yes I am familiar with Wander Tactical but they seem to be hard to purchase, ie need to order one. I've yet to be able to find a place that has them actually in stock. I contacted them once too and they never replied. Only just last week did I come across the Miller Bros stuff and that was by chance.
You'd be surprised with the amount of new WT's you come across on E-Bay. Certainly worth a look!
But yeah, check that Miller Bros stuff out, mate! They're a bit overly Yank with some of the models but you can pretty much customize 'em as you like, for a fair price and all. Dammit, just too much cool stuff out there.
Hi, right never even thought about checking Ebay about that LOL. LOL, yeah it's a dangerous (on ur wallet!) world out there LOL!
Say Heahh Joe, Boy (Francis) I know your Francis now. And not Joe, I'been caling you Joe, for a while. Anyhow, Yeah, Your definitely correct, choose the right knife. I been hearing that on going controversy about Bushcraft/Survival now for a while. Regardless where civilization had to tame, Those people's used multi carries in the bush, mountains etc. Sure steel was expensive so some were lucky to just have one. I'm a believer that regardless what you use alot, you will adapt to it as your main tool. whether a machete or a smaller knife. The Indigenous Saame People used their Leukus for everything from dressing game, kitchen, hunting and building. I've seen a Tribesman carve a bow with his long machete, Yet fast foward it, Puukkos became used for making a life easier making wooden objects and things that made life easier, cloths pins. Pocket Knives you don't see many real old ones because when used up too much to throw away, they made things out of it, so nothing was thrown away, But then the Mountainmen of North America generally used a Butcher knife with a smaller knife until the now. Yeah, I like a 2Knife Carry, I use to be a 3Knife Carry Guy, a large chopper type of knife, a medium knife to baton with so it would span larger wood than a smaller knife to close the distance to what I was cutting so I had better control. Then I found the Axe. I with some practice I figured out I can split and process firewood in shorter time. I could split kindling by simply a Axe Tap. So that brings me down to 2Knives, plus a Axe and a Saw and that cuts more time. Yeah, take for instance. I'm prolly going home on Monday eve. or Tuesday morning, I had a very pleasant experience using my Fox Bushcraft Parang with my vintage Frost Mora 840 Clipper MG. a near perfect color match, Yeah, If I was on a Solo Scout, I prolly would of have taken my 3V Master Hunter, But since a couple of weekends ago my Vic. Rangergrip did really nice when I teamed it with my Bushcraft Parang, I didn't hesitate to use my Bushcraft Parang with my Clipper, and I was right, the two performed magnificent. But I also brought by Small Forest Axe and my Bacho Laplander. Yup, Task Specific. Just like those men before me, But next trip, I'm taking my Fox Pro Hunter with my Combat Jungle Knife, Axe and Saw. I know they will perform pretty good. You know why, I checked them out and watched videos like yours and paid attention to what was said. Yeah, I don't pay attention to those controversy about Bushcraft/Survival Knife, I just carry two knives, a short blade to have better control when I do fine tasks and a larger blade to cut bigger stuff. The Axe is a great tool and so is a saw. Mors Kochenski wrote in one of his books, He wrote. Give a man a Knife and he can survive, Give him a Knife and a Axe and he lives like a King".,,.
It's odd to me this concept a chopper. A knife in it's design is not for chopping but cutting. Even when a knife is made to chop it still seems you have to expend energy to make a baton because it in itself is inadequate in many cases. This chopping knife idea may be because people are reluctant to use axes. I once cut down a medium small apple tree with a tomahawk that was light weight. This task wouldn't have been done with a knife that was even twice the hawk's weight. It does take more skill to use axes but if a handle breaks it can be replaced. If a knife breaks, that's it. It comes down to Knife- A long narrow piece of metal that cannot be repaired once broken. Or Tomahawk/axe- A short thick piece of metal that can be repaired in the woods if the handle breaks. The head won't break.
Hi, yes you are absolutely correct here. I grew up with the same ideas for what knife is used for and that is for: cutting, skinning, butchering (hunting and fishing) and basic camp duties. In Australia, (BTW that video was not shot in Australia) there is little need to "chop" anything with a knife as the wood is so hard and most people in their right minds use an axe/hatchet/tomahawk. Unfortunately the concept of big knives for chopping has become a mainstay of manufacturers involved in basically mass production. There is, whether one agrees with it or not a market for this otherwise these manufacturers (and a significant proportion of "custom knife manufacturers") also cater for this market. Yes I do show chopping with big knives but I make sure It is understood that this is not the role of a big knife, such as in this video. The "chopping" of that branch is way too slow with a knife, no matter how skilled as there is simply not enough momentum from a "light" blade compared to the head of an axe to accomplish the same task. I grew up with Hatchets and Tomahawks (my dad always carried one in the car and used it for camping with the family). The ergonomics are wrong in most knives for chopping but when they do start to become ok then of course these types of knives no longer represent a knife which is good for what there were originally intended for, ie "cutting". I think that there has been an evolution of such ideas, right or wrong. As everyone has his or her ideas about what to take into the bush/wilds/jungle etc, I don't like to press what one should or should not bring with them. The biggest concern for myself is that one of weight on long (walking) trips, where taking a big knife may not (depending on the environment and what one in "reality" has to accomplish on such an outing) be such a good idea. The concept however, of this "survival" thing/feeling, is now quite pervasive in society especially amongst (dare say it males) and I believe this is clearly shown in YT statistics of the dominant gender viewing such articles most likely reflects peoples wants and desires for a life of which a lot of those people simply can not live due to many reasons. Buying a "big chopper"- and hacking down trees in the backyard like no tomorrow- LOL (no offence here to anyone of course) is a simple way to quench this desire. Manufacturers and knife makers (not all of course) pick up on this and that's what follows. JMHO, I'm not any psychologist of the human mind, just a humble scientist making some vids for fun.
agreed. I think a lot of it is a manufacturer push. they know a big knife feels cool.
Very good answer.
My main knife is a bk10
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Well that could have only come from a biologist LOL! Lucky I'm one and get that comment! Thanks for watching!
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Thanks, that's much appreciated!
Say Heahh Joe, Boy (Francis I know your Francis and not Joe, I'been caling you Joe, for a while. Anyhow, Yeah, Your definitely correct, choose the right knife. I been hearing that on going controversy about Bushcraft/Survival now for a while. Regardless where civilization had to tame, Those people's used multi carries in the bush, mountains etc. Sure steel was expensive so some were lucky to just have one. I'm a believer that regardless what you use alot, you will adapt to it as your main tool. whether a machete or a smaller knife. The Indigenous Saame People used their Leukus for everything from dressing game, kitchen, hunting and building. I've seen a Tribesman carve a bow with his long machete, Yet fast foward it, Puukkos became used for making a life easier making wooden objects and things that made life easier, cloths pins. Pocket Knives you don't see many real old ones because when used up too much to throw away, they made things out of it, so nothing was thrown away, But then the Mountainmen of North America generally used a Butcher knife with a smaller knife until the now. Yeah, I like a 2Knife Carry, I use to be a 3Knife Carry Guy, a large chopper type of knife, a medium knife to baton with so it would span larger wood than a smaller knife to close the distance to what I was cutting so I had better control. Then I found the Axe. I with some practice I figured out I can split and process firewood in shorter time. I could split kindling by simply a Axe Tap. So that brings me down to 2Knives, plus a Axe and a Saw and that cuts more time. Yeah, take for instance. I'm prolly going home on Monday eve. or Tuesday morning, I had a very pleasant experience using my Fox Bushcraft Parang with my vintage Frost Mora 840 Clipper MG. a near perfect color match, Yeah, If I was on a Solo Scout, I prolly would of have taken my 3V Master Hunter, But since a couple of weekends ago my Vic. Rangergrip did really nice when I teamed it with my Bushcraft Parang, I didn't hesitate to use my Bushcraft Parang with my Clipper, and I was right, the two performed magnificent. But I also brought by Small Forest Axe and my Bacho Laplander. Yup, Task Specific. Just like those men before me, But next trip, I'm taking my Fox Pro Hunter with my Combat Jungle Knife, Axe and Saw. I know they will perform pretty good. You know why, I checked them out and watched videos like yours and paid attention to what was said. Yeah, I don't pay attention to those controversy about Bushcraft/Survival Knife, I just carry two knives, a short blade to have better control when I do fine tasks and a larger blade to cut bigger stuff. The Axe is a great tool and so is a saw. Mors Kochenski wrote in one of his books, He wrote. Give a man a Knife and he can survive, Give him a Knife and a Axe and he lives like a King".,,.
Hi mate, no problems, I get called a lot of things, but it's Frank or Francis either will be fine and no problems re the Joe. Remember it was "Francis Sharky" Chief Petty Officer in Voyage to the Bottom of the sea LOL! Ur totally right mate! re the knife.
YIKES, so sorry Francis, One of my Fav. Saints. St. Francis of Asisi. "Make me a Instrument of Your Peace, Where there is Hate, Lemme Sow Love", Awesome, So Sorry Francis.,,.
LOL that's exactly where my parents took my name from!
That's great, Yup mine too, same with my Brother Andrew, My Dad was Demetrious Dmytro for short and that's James in English.,,.
I'm a Byzantine Catholic, But were under the Pope as head of our Church. Infact my 8th grade teacher became a Catholic Cardinal, Yeah, We also make our sign of the cross from the right to left, and we hold our fingers with the thumb, pointer and middle finger pressed together, and fold the ring, and pinky down, It stands for the Holy Trinity and the Two Divinties of Christ, God and Man, and that Christ sits on the Right Hand of The Father. Everything in both Masses are the same, but our Priest still face the Altar. and our Communion is with a Host that's a little piece of bread in wine, its soaked in wine and given to us on a little Gold Spoon, But the same excact parts are in our mass. Infact I could go to a Roman Catholic Mass on Sunday and fulfill my Sunday Mass Obligation. Well then Francis. I extand The Power of The Blessed Virgin Mary unto You and Your Family, Lemme be the first to Wish you a Happy Easter. Christ is Risen,,, He has Truely Risen.,,.